Ok. So I have been looking at teachat for quite some time now, though I just became a member a few days ago. Another forum that I belong to (Badger and Blade.com--for old school shaving--razor, strop, shave brush) has categories just like teachat (ex: green tea for teachat, razors for badger and blade, black tea for teachat, shaving soaps for badger and blade....etc. you get the idea. Anyway, my banter does have a purpose! One forum that they have on badger and blade is a "buy/trade/sell" forum. People who have razors or soaps they ordered and didnt like, or people looking for old razors to collect, etc. post in this section and people interact/buy/sell/trade from eachother. I thought this would be a great concept to bring to Teachat. How many times have we all ordered some samples or too much of something and regretted it and you really cant do anything about it. This would be a great opportunity for people to exchange tea samples or even tea ware that was no longer used or wanted. Any thoughts?

It's a great idea, and one I'm sure the Mod Squad will discuss at our next e-convention.

TeaChatters have been doing this sort of trade a little more informally. Usually someone will post something like "I've got X, who wants it?" Once I see that the trade has been finished, though, I usually delete the thread (if I remember).

It would be a good idea to consolidate this stuff into one forum that could be easily cleaned out as Mary said. If this had been available in my earlier TeaDays, I would have used it. I think a few guidelines in order to keep some semblance of order would be appropriate.